As part of Harris Teeter’s annual Harvest Feast campaign, the company donates all grocery items needed to create a complete holiday meal for families in need.
In addition, Harris Teeter associates will participate in five meal bag packing events at partner food bank facilities to assemble the meal bags before distribution. The company will donate 9,500 meal bags, which will feed 38,000 people.
“Our associates are the heart of Harris Teeter, and their commitment to serving our communities extends far beyond the store aisles,” said Danna Robinson, director of corporate affairs and customer relations for Harris Teeter.
“These bag packing events embody our belief that we’re truly ‘in food with love.’ Our VolunTeeters are proud to work alongside our food bank partners to help provide holiday meals for families who need them most.”
The bag packing events will take place at food banks serving communities from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., reflecting Harris Teeter’s commitment to hunger relief across its entire footprint:
- Nov. 10: Central & Eastern NC Food Bank (Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Nov. 12: MANNA Food Bank (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Nov. 17: Lowcountry Food Bank (Charleston, South Carolina)
- Nov. 19: Capital Area Food Bank (Washington, D.C.)
Each packing event will bring together Harris Teeter associates who live and work in these communities to assemble holiday meal bags that will be distributed to families in need through each food bank’s network of partner agencies.
Meal kits contain food for a family of four’s holiday, including turkey breast, stuffing, yams, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, green beans, rolls and cake mix, plus a reusable Harris Teeter shopping bag. Harris Teeter is donating the meals in partnership with Cargill, Bruce’s Yams, McCormick, Idahoan Foods, Kraft, General Mills, Jiffy, King’s Hawaiian and Ocean Spray.
In addition, Harris Teeter has launched its Harvest Feast Round Up campaign, which runs through Dec. 30. Customers can round up their transactions to the nearest whole dollar at checkout, with 100 percent of funds raised benefiting hunger relief partners in local communities.
Last year, Harris Teeter shoppers and associates donated more than $830,000 through the Harvest Feast Round Up campaign. Since 2005, the campaign has raised nearly $14 million in monetary donations for hunger relief. The company works with 19 food bank and pantry partners across its markets, ensuring that donations – whether monetary or food – stay in the communities where they are given.
In 2024, Harris Teeter donated 5.9 million meals to those in need through its Food Rescue program and partnerships with local food banks.
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